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Tori Amos, Winter - A Classical Musician’s First Listen and Reaction

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5 ай бұрын

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Can you imagine a musical rendition of Thomas Kinkaid’s painting style? This is it. A warm, gentle piece, filled with sentimental memories of childhood and the message a young girl internalized from her father.
Here’s the link to the original song by Tori Amos:
• Tori Amos - Winter (Of...
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@jamescoakley4319
@jamescoakley4319 4 ай бұрын
She might one of the most underrated singers of the last 30 years.
@vsibirsky
@vsibirsky Ай бұрын
Tori is not "under-rated" She is an enchanted soul with an amazing musical ability.
@ellev11
@ellev11 Ай бұрын
@@vsibirsky Check the definition of underrated as u misunderstood the comment. Because she is amazing and everything you wrote and more.. she should be more popular.. receive more praise, is what the comment above says.
@jamesnorthup7717
@jamesnorthup7717 5 ай бұрын
Little earthquakes is a masterpiece of an album!!
@jasonarthurs3885
@jasonarthurs3885 4 ай бұрын
As a debut album, few can hope to meet its mastery.
@pfeilchen
@pfeilchen 4 ай бұрын
@@jasonarthurs3885 There was "Y Kant Tori Read" before that which had "Fire on the side"" (love that song), but nevertheless i love tghs album.
@LauchlinMacGregor
@LauchlinMacGregor 4 ай бұрын
One of the best albums ever.
@YoreHistory
@YoreHistory 4 ай бұрын
Agreed...its also one of those rare albums you want to listen fully to, from start to finish. The covers on the deluxe version are also amazing.
@dickymetz
@dickymetz 2 ай бұрын
Desert island 100%
@NekoMouser
@NekoMouser 4 ай бұрын
I'm a nearly 50yo father of a preteen girl and I cry EVERY. SINGLE. TIME. I hear this song. Always have. Always will. I mean..."You must learn to stand up / for yourself 'cause I can't always be around" and "When you gonna love you as much as I do? / When you gonna make up your mind? / 'Cause things are gonna change so fast" ...those are like crossbow bolts straight to the heart for a father watching his little girl grow up and change and need him more and less than ever before. Tori captured a special relationship in a special way and I'm glad she did.
@DanielTael
@DanielTael Ай бұрын
Yes, me too. I am a 50 year old father. I cry every time... It just cuts my heart as a knife...
@douglasgangi8888
@douglasgangi8888 22 күн бұрын
I'm a 55yo father of a 21yo daughter. I also cry every time I hear this song...always have since my daughter was born...and probably always will. The lyrics make me reflect on how I raised my daughter and the time we spent together. This song cuts deep, both the lyrics and the composition.
@Johnny_Socko
@Johnny_Socko 5 ай бұрын
I'm glad that this is the studio version. Everyone always points to one of the live versions (usually Montreaux) as the ultimate version of this song, but I think it's important to hear the album version. Not only because of the beautiful and powerful orchestral arrangement, but also because the vocal performance is actually more emotional than the live version. You can hear Tori's voice hitch in the final chorus, as she started to cry during the recording. It's wonderful that they used that take for the album.
@svartmetall
@svartmetall 5 ай бұрын
_"...as she started to cry during the recording."_ Damn...I never knew that, but now I listen it's clear. Thanks for the revelation!
@Johnny_Socko
@Johnny_Socko 5 ай бұрын
@@gregkirk1842 You sound like someone who has not listened to much live music. It doesn't matter how talented the artist is, most live performances will suffer from either poor sound mixing, poor acoustics, poor mic quality, or a dumbed-down arrangement. Any one of these factors will make a live performance objectively worse. Don't let your admiration for the artist dull your objectivity.
@Wungolioth
@Wungolioth 5 ай бұрын
I can see both sides of this, about 99.9% of the time, I'm for listening to the studio version first, no question. I can see many examples of where this can color somebody's impressions of a song in a bad way. I honestly feel sorry for anyone who comes by Eric Clapton's acoustic version of Layla without hearing the Derek and The Dominoes original, which I've heard from a few millennials, to my dismay. In this case, however, it seems like Amy had an unfortunate take away from the beginning that I think colored the rest of her interpretation. Maybe the live version could have helped, but I'm not sure it would have. This song, Winter, is one of those rare occasions where I don't mind them listening to the live version from the 1991 Montreux concert, specifically. I think it works because you get all the emotion, she's still mostly sticking to the album arrangement, and it's historically significant because I believe it's the earliest recording of her playing this material live. In this case it works. I still wouldn't want anyone to listen to ANY other song off Little Earthquakes live first, Precious Things, Silent All These Years, Happy Phantom all suffer, I think, without the context of the studio recording.
@amyaeschbach3581
@amyaeschbach3581 5 ай бұрын
I have to agree with seeing the live version no matter what one might think about the quality and perfection of a studio quality recording. And I do take some offense to the implication that it means one’s opinion on preferring to see this experience rather as one forming from inexperience of live versions vs. studio. Imperfection or even the nuisance Tori brings to the live version to me only heightens her artistry! To experience the shape of her lips, changes in her facial expression, body posture, the way she freely changes the tempo to fit the emotion of the moment, and uses her incredible breath control and the microphone to make decisions about what breaths we here, what becomes louder and softer to the listener. I think we can all agree that Tori is a full body artist and her talent is so much more than the perfected quality of a recording. She can be experienced in different ways, but to me experiencing her live as I have, as a stage performer myself, her full impact as an artist is her presence, sometimes just in our ears, but more fully in her full body expression and spirit.
@Michael-mm3fm
@Michael-mm3fm 5 ай бұрын
She ruins the live version by bizarrely going an octave higher for a few bars.
@Wungolioth
@Wungolioth 5 ай бұрын
The third verse and chorus are meant to be from Tori to her father, hair is gray and the fires are burning, Tori's father is older, she's talking about how much he, and her mother, have sacrificed to help her fulfill her dreams, and she tells her father in the chorus, when you gonna love you as much as I do? Understand, when she writes this, the album she's putting together, Little Earthquakes, is not a sure thing, far from it. Atlantic Records have already tried to market Tori in a synth/pop band called Y Kan't Tori Read?(a reference to her getting kicked out of Peabody), it was a dismal failure. Little Earthquakes is Tori's last chance to prove herself, and she's given full creative control to either sink or swim, or you might say enough rope to hang herself with. Luckily, Tori resonates with people, people from all walks of life, all people from different musical tastes find something in Tori's music and lyricism to admire.
@Vader1138
@Vader1138 5 ай бұрын
She touched a chord in a generation of people trying to find their way. You can't listen to her without feeling... something. Her themes are more for the feminine, but even as a guy listening, her music hit so hard and resonated with me. Maybe it was just general genX angst or deep mental traumas coming out, but she is my favorite female singer songwriter. Now in my 50's I still listen frequently to her albums and get excited when she releases new material.
@ErikStone1
@ErikStone1 5 ай бұрын
Y Kan't Tori Read was a fun group too. Their drummer, Matt Sorum, went on to join Guns'n'Roses, The Cult, Velvet Revolver...a legend!
@Wungolioth
@Wungolioth 5 ай бұрын
@@ErikStone1 If I remember correctly, the band didn't even stay together long enough to complete the album, Matt Sorum was one of the session musicians that came in to help finish it. I think that bad band experience was the reason it took so long for Tori to warm up to the idea of bringing other musicians on tour with her.
@peterpowis4145
@peterpowis4145 5 ай бұрын
@@Vader1138 i feel similar to this. always loved Tori's music since I heard Cornflake Girl, and had to buy all of her albums and the cd singles too which contained more songs that weren't released on the albums. But i always felt such strong emotion from her songs and would listen to her hours and hours and feel such a connection to them. Now in my 50's I can appreciate how musically gifted she was, how creative her writing is and how fortunate we are to have her music.
@raideninc
@raideninc 5 ай бұрын
That is by far the best wording I ever read to describe this song, feeling, situation. Thanks for that.
@DavidTateVA
@DavidTateVA Ай бұрын
I played and sang with her in high school. Genius ability, beautiful soul. We all knew she was going to be something special... we just didn't know what flavor of special.
@rocstar2001
@rocstar2001 5 ай бұрын
I think Tori is loved by many rock fans because of the emotion and musicality. I was buying Tori albums at the same time as Nirvana, Pearl Jam and Smashing Pumpkins. The album I listen to most is From The Choir Girl Hotel and I love the song Cooling.
@michaelbradley3393
@michaelbradley3393 5 ай бұрын
Also strange little girls. Some fantastic interpretations especially Happiness is a warm gun and '97 Bonnie and Clyde
@janknuckey
@janknuckey 4 ай бұрын
Ahh From the Choirgirl Hotel - her dark and broody, subterranean classic! Possibly my favourite.
@RamonRodriguez-wp2wk
@RamonRodriguez-wp2wk 4 ай бұрын
Some people just are considered rock or metal when they don't necessarily make that type of music and she is one of them. Her passion, intense lyrics and her obvious respect for rock (her covering nirvana long time ago) and metal (her covering slayer) prove it.
@TeslaNick2
@TeslaNick2 16 күн бұрын
She was very much part of the grunge era.
@TheDunadan01
@TheDunadan01 5 ай бұрын
A beautiful tribute written for and about Tori's dad.
@ulverop
@ulverop 5 ай бұрын
I've been in love with Tori Amos' music for over 30 years now! I mostly listen to rock and metal, a lot of progressive stuff, so some of mye friends would give me weird looks when I, as an 18 year old boy told them I listen to Tori Amos. I just told them to bugger off and that I didn't care what they thought. Today at least two of them are also fans of her. 😂 One of my favorites of her is 1000 Oceans. Amazing song!
@keithbate9405
@keithbate9405 5 ай бұрын
"Why can't people like different kinds of music " = TV (Tim Smith (Adverts ), Wolverhampton (1979) I was also criticized by my more "trendy" friends , when I said in 1974 that I really liked Abba. Now all those who laughed at me back then have also become admirers of the music of Abba (lol)
@krnkrp
@krnkrp 5 ай бұрын
What other music do you like? Always looking for recommendations, old or new, and loving rock but still loving Tori Amos, that's me. Some cornerstones for me are old classics, Beatles, Queen and Pink Floyd, but also Abba, and more recently Radiohead, Muse, Smashing Pumpkins, The Dear Hunter. So much more, but tell me some of your music highlights, maybe I'll be enlightened!
@keithbate9405
@keithbate9405 5 ай бұрын
@@krnkrp The music you like I like also and did in the early days of most of those bands . But I support modern music and bands . Plenty of great artists around imo. The best thing I can do is provide you a list of some of my favourite tracks by some of my favourite current bands and artists. No doubt you know some of these below. But I suspect not all (lol) Agnes Obel (Denmark ) - "The Curse " (live ) similar to Tori in many ways but this track is beautiful and hypnotic As she is !. The National USA) = "Anyone's Ghost = (Special presentation) live and also "Oblivions " - look for the live performance on Jimmy Kimmell with the Children's choir. Wolf Alice (UK) = "Giant Peach " - love the rock attack of this and the coruscating ending ! Glastonbury (2014) has the best live performance of this great rock track. London Grammar(UK) - "what a day " and "America " . Hannah Reid's voice is sublime Interpol (USA)- "Into the Night" - I love how this just builds and builds Sharon Van Etten (USA)- Jupiter 4 = Dynamic and powerful . This is fantastic modern music. PJ Harvey (UK) - "I inside I old I dying " - my favourite track from my favourite album of last year . Polly imo is one of the greatest artists ever produced by the UK ! Bat For Lashes (UK) - "Moon on Moon "- Bravo Natasha Khan First Aid Kit (Sweden) - "A long time ago" . My second ever favourite Swedish band. The Kills (USA)- "Black Tar" - great rock track Suede (UK) - "15 again " watch the live performance on "later with Jools Holland" (UK BBC music show)
@littlejimmy7402
@littlejimmy7402 5 ай бұрын
Yeah, another Dude Tori fan. No I don't go around advertising My fandom, I can't even listen to her without crying. It's super personal. Music is a toolbox, it's good to have lots of tools. Sometimes You need music for intense workouts, sometimes to relax, sometimes to dance, sometimes just for atmosphere. Most people aren't going to want to dance to death metal, good to have a variety. Plus I love the production She uses, it feels like I'm in the piano (in a good way)
@ThisGuy76
@ThisGuy76 4 ай бұрын
These tears I've cried. 😢
@cody7889
@cody7889 2 ай бұрын
The interpretation of this song as a winter wonderland with chickadees is one of the most ludicrous things I have ever heard. That is my lovely expression. Either way, enjoying watching your videos. I am half-way dying at you referencing Thomas Kincade in relation to Tori Amos (or anything). Anyway, kudos to you if this is a character you created...she is absurd!
@bigandlittle
@bigandlittle 14 күн бұрын
I must agree.
@unfilthy
@unfilthy 5 ай бұрын
Tori is extremely versatile, and while this song seems to be the most "reactor friendly," possibly due to its softness and emotional lyrics, she does have, IMO, much better and more interesting songs in her decades-long repertoire (even among her more popular songs there are rockier ones like Precious Things and Caught a Lite Sneeze, for instance). More importantly, perhaps, is how exceptional she is in live performances. She's a mesmerizing pianist, performer, and singer.
@fromchomleystreet
@fromchomleystreet 5 ай бұрын
Yes. This is a pretty song, but in terms of musical analysis, there really isn’t a whole lot to say about it. It’s in common time throughout, has a very simple, repetitive chord sequence and melody, and is 100% diatonic. So it doesn’t have any of those quirky little harmonic or rhythmic surprises that provide something for music youtubers who do analysis to sink their teeth into. It’s just… nice. Amos definitely has more harmonically sophisticated songs in her repertoire that would suit this format better.
@ThisGuy76
@ThisGuy76 4 ай бұрын
Crucify. It was my introduction to her music & still my favorite.
@richpeltier9519
@richpeltier9519 5 ай бұрын
I love the way that the innocence of this song is contrasted by previous track Precious Things, one of my favorite songs ever.
@Marnee4191
@Marnee4191 5 ай бұрын
A fellow Precious Things fan! Precious Things is up there in my top 5 favorite songs. I could never get sick of hearing it.
@PandoraArt007
@PandoraArt007 5 ай бұрын
Would love to hear the dive into Precious things as well.
@bowery4
@bowery4 5 ай бұрын
She has chromesthesia :"The song appears as light filament once I've cracked it. As long as I've been doing this, which is more than thirty-five years, I've never seen the same light creature in my life. Obviously similar chord progressions follow similar light patterns, but try to imagine the best kaleidoscope ever-after the initial excitement, you start to focus on each element's stunning original detail. For instance, the sound of the words with the sound of the chord progression combined with the rhythm manifests itself in a unique expression of the architecture of color-and-light. ... I started visiting this world when I was three, listening to a piece by Béla Bartók; I visited a configuration that day that wasn't on this earth. ... It was euphoric"
@AdamBlack
@AdamBlack 4 ай бұрын
This is Amazing! I had a dream to Silent all these years where notes become brush strokes, words watercolor images . Now I wonder if I saw her vision
@RamonRodriguez-wp2wk
@RamonRodriguez-wp2wk 4 ай бұрын
I have it as well. I see the colors in my mind's I esp when it comes to electric guitar. I thought everyone had it until recently. Some people actually see the colors with their eyes and not inside their mind. I wonder if she has that based on her detailed description
@anonybelle
@anonybelle 3 ай бұрын
huh and here I thought it was just all the shrooms
@Mi5terMarc
@Mi5terMarc 5 ай бұрын
A bit shocked nobody is mentioning Cornflake Girl, which I think was her biggest US hit. Also 'God' is a personal favorite. Both are from her Under the Pink album, which was a popular one when I was in college.
@AdamBlack
@AdamBlack 4 ай бұрын
Boys for Pele is great
@aliciasavage6801
@aliciasavage6801 5 ай бұрын
I fell in love with Tori Amos because of her lyrics. She is amazing.
@thekaratekidpartii2169
@thekaratekidpartii2169 5 ай бұрын
I remember you said you were going to do covers, Tori Amos does a mean cover of Smells Like Teen Spirit, you should check it out.
@johnsilva9139
@johnsilva9139 5 ай бұрын
So she does do grunge then.
@DavidMichaelCommer
@DavidMichaelCommer 5 ай бұрын
Also Famous Blue Raincoat (Leonard Cohen), A Case of You (Joni Mitchell), Do It Again (Steely Dan)...all are incredible
@jimwilcox2964
@jimwilcox2964 5 ай бұрын
She also covered American Pie its on The Last Temptation of Tori live in Berlin
@thekaratekidpartii2169
@thekaratekidpartii2169 5 ай бұрын
@@jimwilcox2964 Yes, I appreciate she has covered other songs, but Amy hasn’t listened to any of those (on this channel, that I am aware of), but she has given analysis to the original Smells Like Teen Spirit. It would be a cool “compare and contrast”.
@PandoraArt007
@PandoraArt007 5 ай бұрын
She does ridiculously good covers full stop🤣. Can’t remember the name of her cover album right now though, I think it was Strange little girls. But you are absolutely right about teen spirit as well. Haunting
@Hartlor_Tayley
@Hartlor_Tayley 5 ай бұрын
Tori is her own genre. Great songs, vocals piano. I loved this dive into her song. I was secretly hoping you’d check her out. Thanks Virgin Rock
@4thlinemaniac356
@4thlinemaniac356 5 ай бұрын
@chantal Kreviazuk Wayne...same genre
@Hartlor_Tayley
@Hartlor_Tayley 5 ай бұрын
@@4thlinemaniac356 she’s really good, had to look her up. Thanks.
@Hartlor_Tayley
@Hartlor_Tayley 5 ай бұрын
@@4thlinemaniac356I had to look her up. Great stuff thanks
@thomaseast7699
@thomaseast7699 5 ай бұрын
You need to watch her do it live. Just her and a piano. It's spellbinding.
@axnax1
@axnax1 5 ай бұрын
A very powerful and special take on a daughter/father relationship as the daughter grows into new areas of her life. Clearly a lot of feelings attached to this that ultimately expose the fathers desire to have his daughter be proud of him when that was exactly what SHE wanted (for him to be proud of her). She turns it right around and asks him when he is going to love himself as much as she loves him. Abolutely brilliant. I love the song. So gently and strongly put.
@stan7764ify
@stan7764ify 29 күн бұрын
She is the best. I can hear her voice and piano all day long. My heart loves her voice.
@rodlewis6228
@rodlewis6228 5 ай бұрын
“Pretty good year” is definitely something to check out. And the ending of that song definitely shows just how Rock she can be!
@frailangel2000
@frailangel2000 5 ай бұрын
Tori is my angel of music! She has a special place in my heart and her CD's have the most special place in my CD collection. (is CD still a thing?) I listened her so much that she became an imaginary friend of mine. :) I recommend Precious Things if you want to visit her again. Good luck on your musical journey!
@nodezsh
@nodezsh 5 ай бұрын
Many mainstream artists can "justify" getting physical releases of their music. But for artists like Tori, _fans already want a CD_ and not announcing it already leaves fans confused and wanting more. So CD is still very much a thing. Holding a physical release is different to just streaming it, it feels like a treasure.
@RobertMichaelStewart
@RobertMichaelStewart 5 ай бұрын
In 1995 I took my daughter to her first concert.... Tori was fantastic that night, and Winter became a song that has bonded my relationship with my daughter.... Tori is my favorite female vocalist behind Ann Wilson and Amy Lee.... Her songs are all pieces of art at the highest level.... I just love her!
@howardmann8689
@howardmann8689 4 ай бұрын
Same here dude same here.
@RonanLynch
@RonanLynch Ай бұрын
Known the song for 32 years. Still makes me cry on a regular basis.
@LucTonnerre2000
@LucTonnerre2000 5 ай бұрын
Tori is amazing. I've seen her live twice. She wrote about being raped at the age of 21 and these songs have created an extraoridinary atmosphere in the audience. She performed all by herself and the song "Me and a gun" for example is just her singing without the piano. After the song, the lights were dimmed and we could see her almost breaking down before continuing the show. It waqs intense but so beautifully performed. Absolutely breathtaking, even though the background is so terrible. Listen to that song if the topic is okay for you. Otherwise I would propose "Silent all these years" from the same album (her debut "Little earthquakes") which is just fantastisc like the whole album. Tori is a true gem. She always throws in very interesting cover versions, you shoud check out, too. Keep up the excellent content.
@DavidMichaelCommer
@DavidMichaelCommer 5 ай бұрын
Tori's music spans countless genres. You really should listen to Little Earthquakes, the entire album from which this song comes, along with her other albums. The album Boys for Pele totally defies any kind of genre categorization other than "Tori Amos."
@jasonmant
@jasonmant 5 ай бұрын
Tori live is just outstanding
@xxmrbrooksxx
@xxmrbrooksxx 5 ай бұрын
I love Tori. Piano Goddess. I loved her music from the first I heard it. She is so unique and gifted.
@hilmarkoerner2603
@hilmarkoerner2603 5 ай бұрын
Thank you. Sitting here crying my eyes out.... memories catching up. Longing
@Sapfu100
@Sapfu100 4 ай бұрын
I'm a 46 year old who's been in love with Tori for as long as she's been around, and I approve this analysis 😁
@nevinbrown
@nevinbrown 5 ай бұрын
Tori Amos is extraordinary. There is so much to explore in her catalogue. I hope you do more. It will be worth it.
@Lia-A-Eastwood
@Lia-A-Eastwood 5 ай бұрын
Winter is one of the "easiest" song to listen to. Her music has so much story and magic. My favourite albums are Little Earthquake and Boys For Pele. You should try some of these songs. It's really worth it. And seeing her life is absolutely amazing. ♫♪♪♫♪
@SteveSandersonArt
@SteveSandersonArt 5 ай бұрын
Tori is a genius.... this song makes me weep like a baby.. don't know why..
@YannChemineau
@YannChemineau 5 ай бұрын
Crying on this song ? Naaahhhh… Never… And I am not crying, only my eyes are… And it’s not even tears, it’s rain, you see…
@SteveSandersonArt
@SteveSandersonArt 5 ай бұрын
@@YannChemineau ☺
@fernandobarreto1418
@fernandobarreto1418 5 ай бұрын
Thank you for this! One of my favorite songs of all time ❤
@marenboudra
@marenboudra 5 ай бұрын
Oh, y’all…we can’t let her think that Tori is the Thomas Kinkaid of 90’s music! I’m happy to hear that she’ll have another go.
@sarahb6012
@sarahb6012 5 ай бұрын
I know several folks have requested Amy listen to Precious Things. I think that would give her a better taste of what Tori can do as a pianist as well as a songwriter. Most songs will give her that. Especially if she does a live version. If she does a live version of Precious Things, I’m torn between just the piano version from 91 or the sessions version from 98 with 2 guitars and a drum set. Both are fantastic, just so different.
@RH-hb6qh
@RH-hb6qh 5 ай бұрын
Totally agree! I hope she checks out other things. And checks out her live stuff.
@wildmaximilian
@wildmaximilian 3 ай бұрын
Such a read. I gasped.
@caroline___
@caroline___ 2 ай бұрын
Me too!​@@wildmaximilian
@winstonsmith3690
@winstonsmith3690 5 ай бұрын
"Hey Jupiter" is a must listen.
@Payne2view
@Payne2view 5 ай бұрын
There's a live version on KZfaq which is an absolutely breath-taking performance.
@lynby6231
@lynby6231 5 ай бұрын
Poor man’s Kate Bush
@rog2224
@rog2224 5 ай бұрын
@@lynby6231 No, she's really not.
@ilmelangolo
@ilmelangolo 5 ай бұрын
AHAHHAHAHAHAHAHHAHHAHAHA @@lynby6231 you are a funny guy
@nomaddamon100
@nomaddamon100 5 ай бұрын
She's amazing, that live concert is something else. The way the crowd are silent listening to every note until the end of each piece!!
@sidhedanu
@sidhedanu 5 ай бұрын
​@lynby6231 You are clearly unfamiliar with Tori's work. It is extremely varied and always unique. When a woman has been playing piano since age 2 you can't say she's copying someone else's style.
@alangarde2928
@alangarde2928 Ай бұрын
The thing about Tori is you can be in any sized venue, from the smallest most intimate to large concert halls (I saw her once at the Royal Albert Hall) and when she plays, when she sings - it feels like the most intimate conversation between the two of you. In all the times I've seen her I've never quite known how she was going to interpret a song or perform it, but it always feels 100% real and that this is how she is feeling the song at this moment.
@Kjartan1975
@Kjartan1975 5 ай бұрын
I love the play with dynamics in this song either with her voice and the arrangement. It is the typical style of Tori Amos' handling of music.
@richpeltier9519
@richpeltier9519 5 ай бұрын
She is such an amazing artist. Legends say that when she's sad... Maynard calls and sings her lullabies.
@johnsilva9139
@johnsilva9139 5 ай бұрын
Is Maynard her father?
@richpeltier9519
@richpeltier9519 5 ай бұрын
@johnsilva9139 Maynard is the nickname of James Keenan, singer for TOOL. They've been friends for a long time and she told that story about him calling when she brought him out on stage once.
@steviefraser5240
@steviefraser5240 5 ай бұрын
This song has had a special place in my heart since its release all those years ago. I still get goosebumps on hearing the first few notes. There are some incredible live performances out there on KZfaq where you can really drink in her mastery of the piano and her ineffable delivery. What a treat to hear your reaction and perspective Amy. Thank you.
@99sheepy
@99sheepy 5 ай бұрын
Great reaction, Tori is such an amazing artist. Please react to more, and you owe it to yourself to watch her live. She is so captivating, and mesmerizing, when performing. She's a master at dynamics and when playing solo, at pushing and pulling the tempo. You could check out Silent All These Years - Live At Montreux, or Icicle from Jay Leno 1994, or Precious Things - Live Session 1998. She is definitely alive and still touring. I was able to see her a couple years ago.
@ordinaryvalley
@ordinaryvalley 3 ай бұрын
This song always makes me so nostalgically sad and i cry everytime ❤
@howardmann8689
@howardmann8689 4 ай бұрын
That album ripped my musical we orld wide open!
@user-kw1gp3dq4o
@user-kw1gp3dq4o Ай бұрын
Tori is one of the few artists remaining that walk out on a stage and let their entrails spill all over the floor. Rare artistic honesty in this era.
@craiger991gm
@craiger991gm 5 ай бұрын
I saw her at symphony hall in Salt Lake years ago. It was just her with a concert grand on one side and a harpsichord on the other. Sometimes she would play both at the same time. She did have Trent Resnor of Nine Inch Nails come out to play guitar on a couple of tracks. Very memorable show, even if my brother and I were practically the only men in the audience.
@TIGERSDFW
@TIGERSDFW 5 ай бұрын
Early tori fan here ( pre 1996). Very special music back then.. she was doing something poignant, and unusual. Winter is one of my favorites. Good choice
@user-rv2qx9yy9x
@user-rv2qx9yy9x 5 ай бұрын
I love love love Tori. As a metaller, I got into her twenty years ago when I heard her interpretation of Slayer's Raining Blood. The original's just a Hammer movie party song, but Tori's version is spinechilling.
@melissamajoy
@melissamajoy 5 ай бұрын
True!
@Marnee4191
@Marnee4191 5 ай бұрын
I listened mainly to heavy metal from late teen years until I heard Tori around age 30. Blew my mind. I still love her work. Never get tired of it. (And I still love metal.)
@Marnee4191
@Marnee4191 5 ай бұрын
OMG! Amy is reviewing Tori!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I haven't started it yet. I'm so excited, I'm now going to get up and pace my living room for a little bit before I listen. Amy is a genius. Tori is a genius. I want them to meet!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@Marnee4191
@Marnee4191 5 ай бұрын
When I suggest a song in the comments, I want Amy to hear not just a song I love, but one I think she can really sink her teeth into, where there is a lot to analyze. (I don't watch her videos to see someone bob back and forth and pretend to like it, and say, "That was amazing!" like the usual reactions videos, which this is not. Amy does ANALYSIS videos, which I love.) What I've noticed is Amy likes music that has dynamic tempo, dynamic volume, key changes, ones that don't follow a strict verse/chorus/verse format, and the like...the more complicated features that are almost always present in classical music. Tori provides this in abundance, much moreso than almost any other artist featured on this channel thus far. (If you don't believe so, it's because you haven't listened to most of her work.) I actually spent at least 20 hours scouring Tori Amos songs for one to recommend to Amy a while back. The problem is, the juiciest ones as far as complexity are 1) deep tracks that wouldn't draw many people to the channel and 2) are either only very loosely connected to rock, or are simply not in any way, shape, or form a rock song. Some songs off the top of my head that think Amy could find a lot of substance in are as follows. Not a single one could be called rock. And none were singles (as far as I know): Icicle Yes, Anastasia Marianne Horses Muhammad My Friend Blood Roses Datura (uses these time signatures: 4/4 6/8 7/8 8/8 9/8 12/8 3/16) Bells for her
@netuno60
@netuno60 5 ай бұрын
Great video Amy. Thanks. This one was great. A very beautiful and sensitive song. A beautiful voice and a great arrangement. I know Tory Amos but never heard their songs before. I guess I have now a great opportunity and motivation to listen to them.
@grayj7441
@grayj7441 11 күн бұрын
There is some music you share. And then there is music you keep for yourself. To be "seen" without judgement in a warm place.
@theartzscientist8012
@theartzscientist8012 2 ай бұрын
Love the way you educated about Tori. She is the best vocalist ever!
@rk41gator
@rk41gator 5 ай бұрын
How strange things unfold. Just yesterday I watched Salvo G listen to this piece for the first time, just as I was. I had heard of Tori but had not listened to her music. I was floored, so when I saw that you were reviewing it just now. I came running (figuratively). You expressed my emotions and ideas about this delicate and beautiful tribute song. Now I must hear more. In her voice and presentation, her storytelling quality, I hear a Kate Bush influence. I am also (weirdly?) reminded of another British artist, Phil Collins. (stay with me, people) His way of singing and storytelling is so emotional and grounded that I hear that in Tori Amos. Both have an alluring way of making the music flow organically......not an easy accomplishment. This was so beautiful!
@melissamajoy
@melissamajoy 5 ай бұрын
You are correct about the Kate Bush influence. Tori has stated it openly.
@jeffivens9410
@jeffivens9410 5 ай бұрын
There is a version of this live at Montreaux 1992 where she is wearing a blue blouse. You should definitely check it out. It is one of the best live performances i've ever seen. The emotional depth is phenominal.
@kismitj
@kismitj 5 ай бұрын
and then the very next song, is a complete and utter tone shift. this is a beautiful song, from a fantastic album.
@juanjoseescanellas3798
@juanjoseescanellas3798 5 ай бұрын
I liked the way she sings and her voice. Great analysis, always a new opportunity to learn something.
@stopbunsen
@stopbunsen 5 ай бұрын
I started listening to this album in about 1997, when I was about 20 years old. So many memories coming back to me with this song. I wish I could go back. Reminds me of where I grew up, with a lot of winter memories. Also reminds me of friends that have since passed away. This song is just loaded with emotion, so much it hurts, but there's a joy as well. I like a lot of her music, but this album is what I turn to the most when I think of Tori.
@ratter531
@ratter531 2 ай бұрын
Tori is a Goddess and a musical genius, her beautiful songs will transport you to another realm of being. Northern Lad and China are 2 of her songs I love.
@molestandoalaoscuridad
@molestandoalaoscuridad 5 ай бұрын
You MUST listen to Björk, one of the most innovative women in the history of modern music
@DerEchteBold
@DerEchteBold 5 ай бұрын
Well, I could think of a lot I would like her to listen to but I thought the subject is Rock, did that change? Tori Amos is already quite off topic, so to speak.
@johnthompson6374
@johnthompson6374 5 ай бұрын
@@DerEchteBold Rock is a large family,,,,
@DerEchteBold
@DerEchteBold 5 ай бұрын
@@johnthompson6374 Yes and these are more than just very distant cousins, I mean the ones where nobody in the family is actually sure if there still is any relation ;) Sorry for the two replies, YT took a moment to actually display this one, so I thought it failed somehow.
@melissamajoy
@melissamajoy 5 ай бұрын
I strongly agree with you there! And PJ Harvey🙏
@teclo1057
@teclo1057 4 ай бұрын
yes, some polly please@@melissamajoy
@SeeJay81
@SeeJay81 5 ай бұрын
I'd love to hear more Tori reactions. She's such an amazing composer, pianist, and singer.
@iBENchant
@iBENchant 5 ай бұрын
A masterpiece. Your reaction was poetic!!!!
@LeeKennison
@LeeKennison 5 ай бұрын
I am glad you enjoyed this one. I think you would probably enjoy some of her other ones that lean more into a alternative rock sound like "Cornflake Girl" or pop rock "A Sorta Fairytale". She also has some covers of Joni Mitchell, Jimi Hendrix, and Led Zeppelin songs. I can see some parallels with Amy Lee, but Tori doesn't lean into the harder rock/metal sounds as much as Amy Lee. At least in the few that I have heard from both of them.
@jasonsypsa7074
@jasonsypsa7074 5 ай бұрын
You must listen to her perform this live. Her performance is stunning.
@wilhelmbeermann2424
@wilhelmbeermann2424 5 ай бұрын
What a beautiful song ❤ . I didn't know Tori Winter. What a song for her father ❤ . Great analysis Amy, thanks to Vlad for havlng chosen this magical song.....🎉
@bwcbiz
@bwcbiz 18 күн бұрын
I always felt like the first part of this song was a time capsule: the story is from the POV of the child, while the father is speaking to the young woman years later as he contemplates his own mortality near the end of his life.
@mistersmeagol259
@mistersmeagol259 5 ай бұрын
Favoritest. Tori. Song. EVER! 🥹 Given Tori's relationship with religion, there's some irony in likening this song to a Kincaid painting. 😛For some reasons why, and for a wildly different Tori sound (as she evolved), suggest checking out *"God," "Blood Roses,"* and *"Spark"* (
@surferles589
@surferles589 5 ай бұрын
I loooooove this track. I always felt it was the daughter asking the father 'When are you going to love you as much as I do?'
@ErikStone1
@ErikStone1 5 ай бұрын
I met Tori a few times back in the 90s, and what a fascinating person she is. She's amazing.
@bernhardfbuttner5694
@bernhardfbuttner5694 5 ай бұрын
Thank you Amy, thank you Vlad and thanks to all who recommended Tori! Amy, if there is time, listen to "Me and a gun" followed by "Winter" live at Montreux, it changes perspective on this song. I hope you will do MUCH more of her, especially from "Boys For Pele" (harpsichord!) Do have a nice day!
@henningkallerhoff3967
@henningkallerhoff3967 5 ай бұрын
As allways I appriciate your reaction.🥰 I saw Tori Amos in the mids of the 90'th in Frankfurt a. Main opera (the "Boys for Pele" show) and still listen to her songs. In this first (of several concerts) she was alone with a set of pianos and from time to time accompanied by a single guitar player. It was amazing how her voice filled the operahouse and it was really a fantastic experience to see her life. Please check out "Jackies Strenght" (my personal favorite)
@firstnamelastname-bu1xm
@firstnamelastname-bu1xm 5 ай бұрын
BRILLIANT.. i love that you have checked this out. I never saw it as sentimental though! I saw it as reflection or rethinking, I love the words.Even just taking the one line "put my hand in my fathers glove"...Glove is so close to "love" but theres that pesky "G".. in glove, and the glove stands in the way of them having hand to hand touching. But she enjoys the memory of him holding her hand....the connection. The thing is, both where probably wearing gloves. If he wrote this song, he might have said "put my hand in my daughters glove" just as quick, and its kind of implied when she asks "when you gonna make up your mind", when she uses it from his perspective and then her own perspective later in regards to him, saying basically he needs to love himself as much as he loves her- a shared miscommunication of love.
@deanroddey2881
@deanroddey2881 5 ай бұрын
The whole album is epic. It was one of those lightning in a bottle moments, where she was obviously at a creative and musical peak and got it down on tape. I randomly saw the VHS tape that came out with some of the music videos from this album and some live performances, back when there was such a thing as a video store. I picked it up on a whim and watched it and was blown away. It's good you listened to the album version. So many people watch the live versions. She's a great performer, but her at a piano just isn't going to capture the huge production of these songs.
@Marnee4191
@Marnee4191 5 ай бұрын
Rick Beato did a full 34 minutes on KZfaq with the title being "This Album Still Blows Me Away": kzfaq.info/get/bejne/oOB6qKRqmKq6en0.html. All about that albume.
@GemmatheCat
@GemmatheCat 5 ай бұрын
Great intuition. You are interpreting this quite accurately. Tori has spoken at length about how wonderful her parents were. There is so much amazing music by Tori. Definitely listen to more and you’ll see why the grunge crowd loves Tori soooo much.
@melissamajoy
@melissamajoy 5 ай бұрын
Oh awesome. Love Tori. Thanks
@julesglitter
@julesglitter 4 ай бұрын
Tori is her own musical genre. I remember we were standing in line for one of her concerts. A passerby asked what kind of music she sang- He asked "Is it rock, jazz, pop, or classical?" One of the other concert goers answered "Yes". That sums it up. She is playing the music she wants, and her musical insubordination is something she wears with pride.
@nygener
@nygener 5 ай бұрын
This is one artist that it's better to watch her videos of live performance rather than listening to the album, because she's a performer with her body and facial expressions. Her albums are great after you get to know her
@DavidLindes
@DavidLindes 5 ай бұрын
1:49 - oh wow. I already liked Tori Amos, but this just bumps my respect for her up a few notches. Go, rebel, go! ❤‍🔥
@LeeDeeThe1
@LeeDeeThe1 5 ай бұрын
This is 100% a record that I would recoment listening to the full album for! There are some more rock heavy songs on there, but all very powerful and hypnotising.
@ozzy2475
@ozzy2475 5 ай бұрын
Thank-you, Tori Amos has always been special to me, I enjoyed your take, which incorporates the music in a nice picture, I just felt something when I listened to her, you give it a picture, that was nice.😁
@cristianovia
@cristianovia 4 ай бұрын
I just love Tori and Little Earthquakes album. Just life changing!
@medeology4660
@medeology4660 4 ай бұрын
"Air is grey/Hair is grey" can be intentional - Tori often plays with homophonic words/syllables and double meanings. So many of her lyrics are like this, she might sing a word that is similar to the one you expect or would make sense, but then you realize this other word gives another layer of meaning. There have been so many times in my life, when I've experienced something, and suddenly realize that some Tori lyric or wordplay that I didn't ascribe much meaning to, actually describes my current feelings/situation perfectly. I consider Tori to be not only one of the greatest pop musicians of her generation, but also one of the greatest lyricists. And singers. It's almost annoying for someone to be that immensely talented. But I am deeply grateful she is. Tori has been a lantern on my path my whole life, always ahead, sharing her experience like a big sister. There is so much pride and dignity in her lyrics. Even when she shares her most vulnerable moments, being humiliated or rejected, she does it from a sense of innate worthyness and defiance. As a teenage girl in a sometimes hostile and exploitative world, this was invaluable to me. I carried her words with me, sang them, emulated her pride, dignity, defiance, and her fierce defence of her right to be vulnerable, to love and be loved. I know I would have been a different person, making very different choices if I had never heard Tori's lyrics.
@TommyBo42
@TommyBo42 2 ай бұрын
You have to watch her perform this live. The emotion that comes out of her performance will leave you shook.
@podrunner743
@podrunner743 5 ай бұрын
I'm actually hitting Pause right after the start of your video because I just realized that I absolutely cannot wait to hear your reaction to Tori Amos. She's a simply incandescent talent, innovative, soulful, and with unbelievable technical chops. "Winter" is a very accessible introduction to her music, but in my opinion she has done much better and more affecting (albeit sometimes less accessible) work. Okay, unpausing now! :)
@soundofnellody262
@soundofnellody262 5 ай бұрын
I love Tori Amos. She has amazing songs. like Cornflake girl
@AltairZielite
@AltairZielite 5 ай бұрын
So glad you did this. If you're taking requests; Concrete Blond, when you smile.
@Bobketchup
@Bobketchup 4 ай бұрын
OMG ..everytime I listen to this song I cry...sooooo beautiful.. the strings, the piano,the voice..the lyrics...
@cristianovia
@cristianovia 4 ай бұрын
There is a marvellous live version of this song that is so impressive. Her best qualities shines for sure in live versions.
@joannecunliffe8067
@joannecunliffe8067 5 ай бұрын
So now review "Cornflake Girl" which (IMHO) is jaw dropping - and also covers a horrific practice that affects girls and women. Tori Amos is even better live - her music is addictive. If you like Tori Amos, you'll absolutely LOVE Enya especially "Only Time", "Orinoco Flow" , "Caribbean Blue", "Watermark" ... there are so many outstanding Enya tracks. That opens a Pandora's box (or chocolate box if you like) of the rock/progressive/folk genre. Clannad, The Corrs, Steeleye Span (I'd love to hear you review "Gaudete", "Long Lankin" and "Thomas the Rhymer" - Maddy Prior is astonishing especially in concert). There's also "Fairport Convention" of course and you've just skimmed the surface of "Jethro Tull".
@babyfacemichael1
@babyfacemichael1 5 ай бұрын
great list youv`e put here
@joannecunliffe8067
@joannecunliffe8067 5 ай бұрын
@@babyfacemichael1Thank you! I just think they're great artists and the genre deserves more publicity. I missed out plenty of superb artists like "Pentangle" (e.g. "Light Flight" and "Once I had a Sweetheart"), South African like Johnny Clegg (RIP) + Jaluka/Savuka (e.g. "Scatterlings of Africa", "Dela", "Asimbonanga" - written for Nelson Mandela), "Runrig" (e.g. "Every River", "News From Heaven") and Australian band "The Paper Kites" (e.g. "Bloom", "Featherstone" and "Young").
@babyfacemichael1
@babyfacemichael1 5 ай бұрын
I saw Steeleye Span live in the 80s, Maddy is awesome. @@joannecunliffe8067
@davidlopan7152
@davidlopan7152 5 ай бұрын
TORI IS MY FAVORITE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@mrboehme6728
@mrboehme6728 Ай бұрын
I was waiting for you to discuss imagery and then you did 👍
@robertgrace6182
@robertgrace6182 5 ай бұрын
To truly understand how Tori gained her position of perceived greatness listen to 'Me and a Gun' and 'Precious Things'. Her honesty and power are worth your attention.
@auralfixxation6702
@auralfixxation6702 5 ай бұрын
"Caught A Lite Sneeze" is probably her best known song. Boys For Pele is a great album.
@melissamajoy
@melissamajoy 5 ай бұрын
From this album, Precious things have more rock influence. Tori has a very particular kind of harshness, she can sucker punch you without upping the volume. Her album Under the Pink for example I think might very pleasantly surprise.
@bruceinoregon8163
@bruceinoregon8163 4 ай бұрын
Nicely done analysis! I'm a classical composer/ theorist and I appreciate your diplomatic, appreciative, and open-minded approach.
@petiewheat82
@petiewheat82 5 ай бұрын
Tori's in a class of her own. A special talent:)
@DemantoidGreen
@DemantoidGreen 4 ай бұрын
I remember falling asleep to this cassette as a young kid, Tori’s first few albums are such a journey. Incredible artist
@RH-hb6qh
@RH-hb6qh 4 ай бұрын
So I’ve been thinking about this off and on for a few days lol, and I think what perhaps I and others may be struggling with is the spirit of rock and roll vs sonically rock music. Tori is for sure not traditional rock. But at heart her attitude, her lyrics, and definitely her performance style are extremely rock and roll in spirit. Really punk. I mean, she put an a cappella track about being SA’d ON HER DEBUT SOLO* ALBUM. In 1992. A big middle finger to the mainstream imo. I’m certainly not an expert but that’s pretty rock and roll to me. Even if sonically it might not sound like it. And tbh, for me, the spirit of rock and roll is just as important as the sound. So exploring artists like Tori who embody the spirit of rock and roll is just as important as those who sound rock and roll. * not including Y Kant Tori Read for the ears with feet 😘
@MarkusvanAardtBusinessComm
@MarkusvanAardtBusinessComm 5 ай бұрын
Cannot help but think of Kate Bush when I hear her. She stands firmly on her own though. Beautiful compositions
@fatimaerdogan8193
@fatimaerdogan8193 5 ай бұрын
Same here!
@ACCH-cm9ou
@ACCH-cm9ou 3 ай бұрын
This is pure Magic in pop music...i actually hear melancholy throughout the song and it grabs my heart everytime,almost bringing me to tears......and it was on her first album decades ago menaing that at an age of late 20s,maybe first 30s i don't know..she was able to travel from her childhood to her third age with her imagination ...... Beautiful
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